Neighbors pitch in to restore Kenilworth Lake

12:05 AM,
Apr. 8, 2013

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Reeds, weeds and other vegetation browned by winter blanket the bottom of a crater that was once Kenilworth Lake.

Nine years. That's how long lakeside neighbors have been involved in a legal struggle to get a dam rebuilt so Kenilworth can be restored for the fishing, boating and scenic beauty that once enhanced homes and property values.

When construction finally began on the lower lake this month, homeowners were thrilled. But the long-awaited project hit another snag nearly three weeks ago, when the state Department of Environmental Protection ordered a halt to construction by ...